Copenhagen air terminal briefly evacuated over suspicious bag
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Copenhagen Airport’s Terminal 3 was briefly evacuated on Wednesday because of a suspicious bag but returned to normal after it was found to be a false alarm.
Islamic State militant killed on Turkey-Syria border: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – An Islamic State militant was killed and 21 people were detained while trying to cross illegally the border from Syria to Turkey, the Turkish army said on Wednesday.
Remade ‘terror school’ offers hope for German immigrant challenge
BERLIN (Reuters) – A decade ago, the Ruetli school in Berlin’s Neukoelln district became a symbol of all that was wrong with Germany’s integration of immigrants.
UK’s Cameron says U.N. resolution on Syria preferable but action would be legal
LONDON (Reuters) – The backing of the United Nations Security Council would be preferable for any British military action against Islamic State militants in Syria but is not vital, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
Anti-graft chief says Kenya needs high-profile convictions
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s anti-corruption commission has stepped up its investigations into alleged looting of public funds and has put two ministers in court, but its head says the judiciary needs to work harder to deliver convictions.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says China ties deserve close attention
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to pay “special attention” to ties with China when her party takes office after its election triumph, and said foreign investments would need public support to help improve relations.
SE Asia faces threat of Islamic State-styled terror attacks
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Southeast Asia faces the threat of Islamic State-inspired attacks designed to “glamorize terrorism”, a Malaysian minister said on Wednesday, voicing fears of battle-hardened fighters returning from Syria to launch Paris-style a…
Russia to ban food imports from Ukraine from January 1: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government has decided to introduce a ban on food imports from Ukraine starting from January 1 because Kiev joined Western sanctions over Moscow, TASS news agency quoted Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev as saying on Wedn…
Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria’s Yola kills 32
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
Bomb that downed Russian plane in Egypt placed in main cabin: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A bomb that downed a Russian plane in Egypt last month had been placed in the aircraft’s main cabin not in the cargo compartment as reported earlier, the daily Kommersant said on Wednesday citing an unnamed source.
